Photos of the day: 4/25

Photos from around the world and beyond.

A trio of wild fox cubs cautiously exit their den near a farm road in Northampton County, Va. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Syrian boy uses a small piece of mirror as a light reflector as he plays with others in an unofficial refugee camp on the outskirts of Amman, Jordan. Some Syrians have set up informal camps to flee the tensions at Zaatari, the region’s largest camp for Syrian refugees, and to be closer to job opportunities. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A relative of a passenger aboard the sunken ferry Sewol weeps as he waits for news on his missing loved one at a port in Jindo, South Korea. Frustrated relatives of the scores of people still missing from the sinking of the ferry Sewol staged a marathon confrontation with the fisheries minister and the coast guard chief, surrounding the senior officials in a standoff that lasted overnight and into Friday morning as they vented their rage at the pace of search efforts. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Protesters shout slogans as they burn a mock U.S. flag in an almost-daily protest against next week’s visit of U.S. President Barack Obama in Manila, Philippines. Anti-U.S. groups mounted their protests against Obama’s visit as both Philippine and U.S. governments rush to finalize, for possible signing, the so-called Agreement on Enhanced Defense Cooperation (AEDC) which will allow larger a U.S. military presence in the country. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The moon rises in the sky above the domes of the Smolny Cathedral in St.Petersburg, Russia. One of St. Petersburg landmarks, the Smolny convent’s main church was built between 1748 and 1764 by Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Tim Federowicz, right, collides with umpire Mike DiMuro as Federowicz tries to catch a foul ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies’ Freddy Galvis during the fifth inning of a baseball game on Thursday in Los Angeles. Galvis struck out on the at-bat. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Over 1,000 residents of Venice participate in composing this living rosebud in St. Mark square in Venice, on occasion of the “Festa del Bocolo”, a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages. On this day, which is also the day when St. Mark, patron saint of Venice, is celebrated, men traditionally give a rosebud to the women of their family and to their loved one. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Beverly Young, right, leans on the shoulder of her brother Jay Angello, left, for support during the renaming ceremony of the VA Medical Center to the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center in St. Petersburg. LUKE JOHNSON/STAFF

Poland nuns buy portraits of late Pope Pope John Paul II, in a shop near St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Friday. Hundred thousands of pilgrims and faithful are expected to reach Rome to attend the scheduled Sunday ceremony at the Vatican in which Pope Francis will elevate in a solemn ceremony John XXIII and John Paul II to sainthood. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photos of the day: 4/25

Over 1,000 residents of Venice participate in composing this living rosebud in St. Mark square in Venice, on occasion of the “Festa del Bocolo”, a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages. On this day, which is also the day when St. Mark, patron saint of Venice, is celebrated, men traditionally give a rosebud to the women of their family and to their loved one. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS